Should a deal take, Beetz would take on the role of a single mother that attracts the interest of the man that will later become known as the Clown Prince of Crime. Emma Tillinger Koskoff and Richard Baratta, whose producing credits include Martin Scorsese's "The Wolf of Wall Street", are attached as producers.

This leaves us with just one question: if Robert De Niro really is involved in Joker, and he's not been earmarked for Carmine Falcone, who is he playing?

The Joaquin Phoenix helmed Joker movie had been given the working title Romeo. Let us know your thoughts in the comments! The DC movie is going to take place under a new banner outside of the DCEU and will be a moderately budgeted affair. Beetz has shown more of a dramatic side on Atlanta and she'll have more opportunities to show her range in the upcoming truth-based moviesPale Blue Dot and Against All Enemies and Steven Soderbergh's High Flying Bird. With that being said, a lower budget Joker Origin Movie with less pressure seems ideal for Joaquin Phoenix to come in and quietly command the role. The film begins production later this year.

Iowa tornadoes leave trails of damage
Several buildings were damaged by a tornado in the main business district in Marshalltown, including the historic courthouse . Pella's Vermeer Corporation plant, which manufactures industrial and agricultural equipment, was heavily damaged Thursday.

Delle Donne, Parker to captain WNBA All-Star Game
Delle Donne will pick first among the remaining pool of 20 All-Stars and they'll alternate selections to fill out 11-player teams. The All-Star teams will be revealed Thursday during ESPN2's telecast of a game between Washington and Dallas (5 p.m.

UK PM May says her chief whip made honest mistake
Labour said the Chief Whip and the party chairman should quit if they could not account for what happened. Swinson tweeted a record of the votes, writing that the pairing agreement had been broken .